WEBVTT TONIGHT USMSTUDENTS ANDFACULTY VOWING TOCONTINUE FIGHTINGLAYOFFS.SOME SPENT THEDAY PROTESTING ATTHE OFFICE OF THEPROVOST.BECAUSE OFBUDGET CUTS..TWELVE PROFESSORSWERE FIREDTODAY..AND IT LOOKSLIKE OTHER STAFFMEMBERS WILL BENEXT.WMTW NEWS 8'SALY MYLES IS LIVE ATTHE PORTLANDCAMPUS WITH MORE.ALY?IT'S QUIET ON THEIT'S QUIET ON THECAMPUS NOW BEHINDME NOW BUT FORABOUT 6 AND A HALFHOURS-- THISPROTEST WENT ON--LOUD AND FULL OFEMOTION.22:31 I am so angry.Say it for me! This iseducation for the 1percent and crap foreverybody else.EMOTIONAL WORDSFROM PROFESSORSAND STUDENTS INFRONT OF THEPROVOST'S OFFICE.29:46 claiming that arainy day fund cant fixit all. I don't know whata rainy day is if thisisn't it. ástartsscreamingá itsraining!!! THE U-S-MCOMMUNITY-DEMANDING TO BEHEARD-AND ASKWHAT'S NEXT-AFTERADMINISTRATORSTOLD TWELVEPROFESSORS THEYWOULD BE LET GO ATTHE END OF THESEMESTER.00:29 the usmeconomics program isthe only program in theUnited States where 50percent of the facultyare women and they'relaying off half of them.THIS-- AFTER U-S-MPRESIDENTTHEODORA KALIKOWSAID LAST WEEKTHERE WOULD BEDOZENS OF FACULTYAND STAFFELIMINATED OR LAIDOFF AS A RESULT OF A14 MILLION DOLLARBUDGET SHORTFALL.45:42 it's a sad daybecause these arepeople who havededicated their careersto public highereducation U-S-MSPOKESMAN-BOBCASWELL BELIEVESTHE CUTS ARENECESSARY DUE TOFLAT FUNDING,INCREASING COSTSAND DECLININGENROLLMENT - ANDTHINKS THERE'SMORE TO COME.49:30 we'reapproaching thehalfway mark witheverything that is beinghalfway mark witheverything that is beingdone but it's a fluidbudgeting dynamicprocess for the nextfew weeks so we reallywont have the finalnumber for the nextmonth or so. THEPROTESTERS WANTTO SEE CUTS-INADMINISTRATION.24:42 let us in. weneed to talk to theprovost. áyoure notcoming iná we're notviolent! We're notviolent! I didn't say youwere. AND THEY USEDTHE PROTEST-AS AWAY TO SAY THANKYOU TO THEIR NEWLYUNEMPLOYEDPROFESSORS -- WHOSAID THANK YOUBACK TO THEM.41:38 don't give up onyour educations.Please do stay inschool. Get yourdegree and pursue yourdreams.IN TOTAL...12 PROFESSORSWERE LAID OFFTODAY.14 STAFF MEMBERSHAVE ALSO BEEN LAIDOFF-- AND THERE AREANOTHER 10 TO 20EXPECTED.AND THERE WILLBE 8 MORE PEOPLEELIMINATED áIFá THEFOUR PROPOSEDDEPARTMENTS AREELIMINATED.THAT DECISIONWILL BE MADE THISSUMMER.LIVE IN PORTLAND,AM WMTW NEWS 8.